Alan Mammoser
Alan Mammoser is a writer and regional planner in Chicago. He writes about cities, environment, infrastructure and planning. He is coauthor of Beyond Burnham, An Illustrated History of Planning for the Chicago Region (Lake Forest College Press, 2009). He writes the weblog, http://www.warmearth.us/
New eco-city combines ancient practice and modern technology
Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is designed with energy, transit, human comfort, and sustainability in mind.